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COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy is not all a conspiracy theory: A qualitative study from Iran. [PDF]

Acta Psychol (Amst), 2023
Moghadam Fard T, Shokri M, Mirfazeli FS, Mohammadsadeghi H, Shafiei N, Salehian R, Riahi T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Frayed Rope and Resilient Threads: Fijian Healthcare and the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In April 2021, Fiji faced international scrutiny due to ‘horrific’ hospital conditions, including staff and patients lacking food, non‐operational operating theatres, and critical shortages of beds, medicine, and equipment. After successfully avoiding a major outbreak in 2020, a sudden surge in COVID‐19 cases in 2021 overwhelmed the public ...
Sharon McLennan, Johanna Thomas‐Maude, Apisalome Movono, Akisi Ravono   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Thought I'd Share First" and Other Conspiracy Theory Tweets from the COVID-19 Infodemic: Exploratory Study [PDF]

JMIR Public Health Surveill, 2021
Gerts D, Shelley CD, Parikh N, Pitts T, Ross CW, Fairchild G, Chavez NYV, Daughton AR.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Risk perception and conspiracy theory endorsement predict compliance with COVID-19 public health measures. [PDF]

Br J Psychol, 2023
Lin T, Heemskerk A, Harris EA, Ebner NC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Maintaining the Divide: The Legitimate Role for the Public in Health and Science Policymaking

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many of the most pressing policy choices we face are matters of health and science. How should we prepare for the next global pandemic? How should we manage the disruption and promise of artificial intelligence? How should we address the challenge of climate change?
Joshua J. Kassner
wiley   +1 more source

The sociodemographic correlates of conspiracism

Scientific Reports
Despite hundreds of studies examining belief in conspiracy theories, it is still unclear who—demographically—is most likely to believe such theories.
Adam Enders, Casey Klofstad, Amanda Diekman, Hugo Drochon, Joel Rogers de Waal, Shane Littrell, Kamal Premaratne, Daniel Verdear, Stefan Wuchty, Joseph Uscinski   +9 more
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Vax attacks: How conspiracy theory belief undermines vaccine support. [PDF]

Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci, 2022
Farhart CE, Douglas-Durham E, Lunz Trujillo K, Vitriol JA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On the Rationality of Conspiracy Theories

Croatian Journal of Philosophy, 2018
Conspiracy theories seem to play an increasing role in public political discourse. This development is problematic for a variety of reasons, most importantly because widespread belief in conspiracy theories will undermine the institutions of open societies.
openaire   +3 more sources

The gateway (mis)belief model: How misinformation impacts perceptions of scientific consensus and attitudes towards climate change

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity, necessitating immediate action to combat its consequences. Although there is a nearly unanimous scientific consensus that climate change is human‐caused, misinformation doubting its causes continues to circulate widely.
Hannah Timna Logemann, Jacob B. Rode, Rakoen Maertens, Sander van der Linden   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ripple/XRP in the Great Reset Conspiracy Theory: Comparative Analysis of Social Media in Poland and Slovenia

Politics in Central Europe
Conspiracy theories are attempts to explain important events, situations or their consequences as being guided by hidden powers, usually hostile towards ordinary people, originating from a secret agreement rather than emerging by coincidence.
Wojtasik Waldemar, Šteger Tine
doaj   +1 more source